Identification of specifically reduced Th2 cell subsets in allergic rhinitis patients after sublingual immunotherapy.
F IharaDaiju SakuraiS YonekuraTomohisa IinumaR YagiT SakuraiT ItoA MatsuuraY MorimotoT AraiS SuzukiK KatayamaT NakayamaY OkamotoPublished in: Allergy (2019)
Allergen-reactive ST2+ CD45RO+ CD4+ cells or those combined with IL-5+ IL-13+ CD27- CD161+ CD4+ cells may be useful as markers indicating the successful treatment of SLIT. These cells may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AR as pathogenic memory Th2 cells.